Cal

Example Sentences

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“He’s a legal scholar,” said David Dixon, a political science professor at Cal State Dominguez Hills and brother to a longtime Becerra aide.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Taxpayers built our system to support all students with pathways between community colleges and Cal State and UC campuses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Cal Fire still holds a modest annual budget for wildfire mitigation work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

But as funding from cap-and-invest and the climate bond dwindle, the state must increasingly turn to Cal Fire, which devotes only a small portion of its budget to mitigation work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

I got enough trouble keeping you and Peggy and Cal from eating them all up, and now you want to bring even more mouths around.”

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez